Godrej & Boycesees growth in precision engineered equipment as “Make in India” policy gathers momentum!
- Delivers critical equipment to help India’s biggest indigenously developed nuclear power project achieve key operational milestone
3rd August, 2020: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej group said thatthere is likely to be rapid increasein the demand for precision equipment and larger opportunities for growth in bespoke engineering systems and equipment offerings as the country’s “Make in India” mission gathersgreater momentum.
Astrategic partner of Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) for over 20 years, Godrej Precision Engineering was integrally involvedin supplying mission critical equipmentto NPCIL for the Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3 – the first indigenously built 700 MWe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) in India that achieved criticality recently.
Godrej Precision Engineeringdelivered the Fueling Machine Bridge & Carriage forKakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3which are installed in the critical zone of the Nuclear Power reactor.
With approval of 10 new 700 MW nuclear power projects, competent and committed partners with necessary experience in design, engineering& manufacturing, backed by significant scientific knowledge and technical prowess, will be one of the key drivers of the government’s ‘Atma-Nirbhar’ initiative.
“At Godrej & Boyce, we have been investing for over 50 years in building strong engineering and machine-building capabilities and partnering with Indian institutions to deliver complex equipment for key strategic industries like Nuclear Power and Defence”, said MrJamshyd N Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director of Godrej & Boyce.
“Our strong experience of mission-critical systems and an integrated frameworkfor design, manufacturing and testing will help accelerate India’s journey towards industrial self-reliance”,Mr. Godrej added.
“Our ability to innovate and execute has helped us partner with our customers and the equipment has been ‘made in India’ for the first time”, said Kaustubh Shukla, Chief Operating Officer, Industrial Products Group, Godrej & Boyce.
Godrej Precision Engineeringmanufactures custom-built equipment for complex and sophisticated systems for several mission-critical applications in nuclear power, land based and naval systemsforDefenceand for other industries likeSteel, and Wind Energy.Besides equipment for Nuclear Power, the business unit executes orders for defenceland systems like Brahmos Missile Launchers, Missile carriers and Naval systems like Diving and Surfacing Systems, Hull Equipment, Life Raft Container Ejection Systems, Steering Gearand so forth.
Each high precision, custom-built equipment is developed, manufactured and tested according to stringent quality requirements of our customers.
About Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Godrej & Boyce (‘G&B’), a Godrej Group company, was founded in 1897, and has contributed to India’s journey of self-reliancethrough manufacturing. G&B patented the world’s first springless lockand sincethen, hasdiversified into 14 businesses across various sectors from Security, Furniture, Aerospace to Infrastructure and Defence. Godrej is one of India’s most trusted brands serving over 1.1bn customers worldwide daily.
